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Title: SG Sierra 350 from OLS at £85
Post by: SteffanLangholz on June 03, 2016, 11:42:54 AM
Hi guys! A tiny unprofessional review of the Sierra 350. Brought one to the stable, as people stated it was like the ghost. See for yourself.

Weight: 2:10.75
Edge: 44mm
Spine: 64mm
Toe: 23mm
Shoulder: 15mm
Profile: mid
Grains: 13 (14 if you count the misgrowth) And 2-3 blemishes, 1 watermark
Finish: Ok, but could have used a bit of work on the back, as it was not particularly smooth.
Handle: Sadly, round. would say medium thickness.
Ping: Feels good, solid over most of the face, no real seam marks or indentations. Sounds good with a new ball on it. Quite impressed actually.
Pickup: Feels good in the hands, picks up well for its sheer size - but dont most full mid profiles do this? Not gonna say it feels like 2.7 or anything.

Face:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/steffanlangholz/IMG_20160603_113343.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/steffanlangholz/media/IMG_20160603_113343.jpg.html)

Profile:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/steffanlangholz/IMG_20160603_113403.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/steffanlangholz/media/IMG_20160603_113403.jpg.html)

Elastic Band measuring:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/steffanlangholz/IMG_20160603_113449.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/steffanlangholz/media/IMG_20160603_113449.jpg.html)

Bow:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/steffanlangholz/IMG_20160603_113514.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/steffanlangholz/media/IMG_20160603_113514.jpg.html)

Handle - sideways:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/steffanlangholz/IMG_20160603_113531.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/steffanlangholz/media/IMG_20160603_113531.jpg.html)

Grains shot:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/steffanlangholz/IMG_20160603_002801.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/steffanlangholz/media/IMG_20160603_002801.jpg.html)
Title: Re: SG Sierra 350 from OLS at £85
Post by: csnew on June 03, 2016, 12:10:31 PM
Nice looking stick! bargain for £85!
Title: Re: SG Sierra 350 from OLS at �85
Post by: norman1979 on June 03, 2016, 12:36:38 PM
Looks fantastic value for 85 sheets. Who is OLS out of interest?
Title: Re: SG Sierra 350 from OLS at £85
Post by: dcullen8 on June 03, 2016, 12:42:36 PM
Online stockist
Title: Re: SG Sierra 350 from OLS at £85
Post by: Ridenmarke on June 03, 2016, 01:06:46 PM
Great buy. From the looks of the rubber band comparison, there isn't much tapering?
Title: Re: SG Sierra 350 from OLS at £85
Post by: SteffanLangholz on June 03, 2016, 01:21:16 PM
Quote from: Ridenmarke on June 03, 2016, 01:06:46 PM
Great buy. From the looks of the rubber band comparison, there isn't much tapering?

Practically none.. It's a big bat.
Title: Re: SG Sierra 350 from OLS at £85
Post by: Ridenmarke on June 03, 2016, 02:05:15 PM
Just looks like a wonderful bat, and even better at that price.
Title: Re: SG Sierra 350 from OLS at �85
Post by: mo_town on June 03, 2016, 03:27:17 PM
These bats seem to be a popular choice at OLS. How did your find the performance? Apt for the price or too good for the price? Are they worthy of being someone's match bat?
Title: Re: SG Sierra 350 from OLS at �85
Post by: SteffanLangholz on June 03, 2016, 03:37:54 PM
Quote from: mo_town on June 03, 2016, 03:27:17 PM
These bats seem to be a popular choice at OLS. How did your find the performance? Apt for the price or too good for the price? Are they worthy of being someone's match bat?

I was close to keeping it as a match bat. But my current bats are a CA 15000 plus limited, and a Salix Pręstintia. Which both were just a tad pingier than the SG.
For 85 pounds, the middle is very big. Used it for catching drills, and could easily hit 50+(edited from 65+ since I forgot it was the short boundary!) meters consistently in the air without breaking a sweat.